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I
feel it is a personal Journal that, hopefully, someday, my Twin
Granddaughters will be able to look back on to learn about who I
was....
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In my last post, I shared my annual Falloween Home Tour!
I want to Thank Katherine, over at Katherine's Corner, for choosing my post, Halloween Apothecary Cabinet & More, as one of her features from last week's Thursday Favorite Things Link Party!!
Thanks so much, Katherine!!!
Thanks so much to Andrea, over at The Cottage Market, for choosing my post, A Bit of Edgar Allan Poe and More Halloween in the Dining Room, as one of her features from last week's A morning Cup of Joe link party!!
Thanks again, Andrea!!
This is an Ofrenda created by the employees at the Chancery of the Scranton Diocese in memory of their loved ones who passed , celebrating The Day of the Dead.....
Such a beautiful and meaningful Holiday.... 
So let's see how I did with my goals for October..... 
I also bought 2 books of stamps and ordered AAA and AA rechargable batteries to use and hopefully, save some money on batteries....
After.... 
After....
Please stop by and link up to these lovely parties!!
Don't forget to set your clocks back tonight!!
Dia de los Muertos!!
This is an Ofrenda created by the employees at the Chancery of the Scranton Diocese in memory of their loved ones who passed , celebrating The Day of the Dead.....
My son Joey took a picture of this in the morning when he placed Joe's picture and emailed the person in charge of it that he did and to place Joe's picture in the proper place.....
He hopes to get a better picture of the Ofrenda with all the candles lit and more pictures of loved ones on Monday...
Such a beautiful and meaningful Holiday....
Today, I am sharing how I did with my Goals for the month of October on my Fall/4th Quarterly Goals and Possibilities List
My Goals are more of a To Do List for each Month and Season of the year....
Change the front porch and yard over to Halloween decor.......YES!
Cut back all the perennials in the back yard and pull out all the annuals that were planted in pots...YES!!
Pack up the faux flowers from the front porch and back yard....YES!!
Have blood work done prior to yearly check up at the end of the month......YES!
Clean and decorate the upstairs hall for Christmas....YES!!
More in a future post....,
Clean and decorate the upstairs Bathroom for Christmas....YES!
More in a future post...
Pack up the Americana decor, clean and decorate the Den for Christmas the last week of October... YES!!
More in a future post...
Watch some Halloween movies......YES!
I watched my favorites.... Halloween 1 and 2, Some of the Scream movies and Hocus Pocus
Go for walks to see the Fall foliage right in my neighborhood.... YES!!
Burn my Pumpkin Spice candles....YES!!
October
4 & 5...Volunteer to work the Ministry Fair at my church, manning
the Community Group table and help with the Sunday morning breakfast....YES!!
Attend the Taizé Prayer Service at my church on October 23.....YES!!
It was a beautiful candle light service....
Attend several Halloween Trunk and Treats with my family and twin granddaughters......YES!!
On Saturday, October 25th
Car Show Trunk and Treat at the Wyoming Valley Mall
Wednesday, October 29th
Malloween at the Wyoming Valley Mall
Friday, October 31st
Trunk and Treat at the Apartment complex where both my sons live....
Volunteer to help out with the Halloween party and Trunk and Treat at my church on Sunday, October
26th....YES!!
Have my son Jim come and take all 3 air conditioners out of the windows.....YES!!.
Clean the Living Room, Den and Bedroom windows and hang the Winter curtains in the Den ....YES!!
Start buying baking supplies for Christmas baking, stamps for Christmas cards and batteries....YES!!.
I also bought 2 books of stamps and ordered AAA and AA rechargable batteries to use and hopefully, save some money on batteries....
Start going through all of Joe's Pittsburgh Sports items with my son Joey and deciding what to keep and what to donate .....YES!!!
For over a week, I cleaned, reorganized and rearranged my entire bedroom including my late husband Joe's Pittsburgh corner
Before....
After....
Before...
More on this in my next post.....
Straighten up the Sitting Room... YES!!
And now to the things that I did not get to do....
Pull out the annuals in the pots in the front and replace them with greenery cut from the side of my road...NOPE!
Order
bags of mulch to have delivered and mulch the back yard.... NOPE!
Continue raking up the fallen leaves in the back yard and packing away Summer outdoor decor.....NOPE!!
Pack
up and tarp all the Summer garden things and furniture against the back
of the house in the back by the end of the month....NOPE!
Since
I fell over 2 weeks ago, I waited to do all of this outside work until my knees felt a bit
better and I was a bit more stable so I am deferring these until November!!
Put up the new shades that I bought last year in the Bedroom.... NOPE!!
I am putting this on hold until the Spring!!
Straighten up my Craft Room....NOPE!
Hope to get to it after Thanksgiving when I am finished decorating the downstairs for Christmas..
Host Get Togethers with friends and family for Fall at my house...NOPE!
I chalk not getting to do this up to my Fall since I looked like a raccoon....
So that is how I did in October....
I do not think I did too badly....
How did you all do with your To Do Lists and Goals in October?????
I hope you will stop by to visit again on MONDAY for my next post!!!
Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
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Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
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You've had a busy October and accomplished a lot -- that's a good feeling. So nice that you and Joey got to join Jim, Danielle and the twins for several activities. I, too, have started accumulating baking supplies for the holidays -- I bake many loaves of cranberry bread and make dozens of cookies -- traditional recipes I've used for years. Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteSo proud of you and the way you are achieving your goals!!! And giving yourself grace.
ReplyDeleteWow! You put me to shame with all you accomplished in October! October was a productive month for me and we did a bit of traveling north to see all the autumn beauty but I have not started to think about the holidays yet. Now that the calendar has changed to November, it's time to get started! You are ahead of the game in so many ways... I'm looking forward to the future posts to come filled with all your Christmas goodness!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty impressed with all your YES votes and some of the NO seem less critical for "right now" -- especially after your fall. November should be fine to get that porch furniture under control! Well done!
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